As a hard-of-hearing gadget geek, I have a lot of different assisted listening devices. People often ask me which one I usually carry with me. No doubt, it was the Williams Sound Pocketalker Ultra. It is small, versatile, easy to carry and has very good sound quality.

So, I was very excited to learn that Williams Sound has come out with a new (and improved) Pocketalker 2.0 Personal Amplifier! Of course I had to buy one right away and try it out! I love it!

Pocketalker 2.0

Some of the new features are:

smaller and lighter

built-in telecoil for use with hearing loops (If you don’t have telecoils in your hearing aids, you can use this as a receiver in a room with a hearing loop installed.)

balance control (If one ear needs more amplification, you can can adjust the balance.)

optional charger (Can be used with regular batteries or rechargeable batteries.)

internal omni-directional microphone (It still comes with an external plug-mount microphone, but you don’t need to use it.)

can be used with mono or stereo headphones (The Pocketalker Ultra had a mono jack and could only be used with mono headphones or adapters. Now you can use your favorite headphones, earbuds, or neckloop.)